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Ben Clemens
6:06
"I know a lot of people are mad, I know a lot of people don't want to see us here, but what are they gonna say now?"
Well, mainly that you cheated to win your World Series
6:07
I'd say that, mostly
That sound bite always bothered me
Jack V
6:07
I think anybody that cares about analytics knows the A’s aren’t the epitome of them
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:07
Don't forget, the Astros already silence the critics by winning two games against the Twins!
6:08
The odds of winning two consecutive games against the Twins has to be be 1-in-10,000 for a normal team
Jack V
6:08
Maybe I’m short sighted but this year it feels like more than ever it’s all about starting pitching health, and a lot of the teams do not have it, the no off days plays into that obviously
Ben Clemens
6:08
Yeah this year stacks up weirdly where almost none of the top teams have a fifth starter
6:09
That's not normal; last year Urquidy was the Astros' fifth starter, for example
rusty
6:10
so what happens if a game 1 goes like 17 innings? both teams' pitching staff would be wrecked and have to play possibly 4 more days in a row
Ben Clemens
6:10
Yeah it would be a mess
6:11
I think that's why some teams are trying to stagger their starters with length
Chef
6:12
How much does TB/NYY taking place in Petco affect the series?
Ben Clemens
6:12
Gotta be close to zero, I think
Petco has gotten a lot more neutral of late
6:13
And also, both teams have thump and both teams strike out a lot of batters
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:14
Wait, can hits that aren't home runs drive in runs? How does that work?
asterik
6:15
I’m not sure Carlos Correa realizes that, for as long as he is referenced or talked about for the rest of his life, it will be mentioned that he was a member of one of the most notorious cheating scandals in baseball history. When he retires, it will be mentioned. When he is eligible for the hall of fame, it will be mentioned. When he dies, it will be mentioned.
Ben Clemens
6:15
I kind of think he does realize, and is just saying all this stuff because he can't internalize it
Being known as a cheater forever would legitimately suck
Not that they weren't cheaters!
Oscar the Grouch
6:15
Fifty years from now, do we see a Field Of Dreams-style rehabilitation of the Astros' image?
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:16
Probably
I mean there was a movie romanticizing the BLACK SOX
Ben Clemens
6:16
I'm skeptical, just because there's so much more tape of it
There might be a shoeless-joe style thing
where one player is retroactively deemed clean
Oscar the Grouch
6:16
Shoeless Joe = Altuve?
Ben Clemens
6:17
I don't think so.... more like someone who came along after '17 probably
Altuve's the best bet of the '17 Astros though
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:18
Say it ain't so-se!
Guest
6:18
So what's the reason for not having the World Series be a week later to not impose awful schedules for playoff teams? I thought the playoffs were supposed to be the one time baseball was a sprint instead of a marathon, and it seems like a shame that the best players would need off days in a showcase of the best teams in baseball
Ben Clemens
6:18
They actually said it was COVID?
But uh.... I don't think it's COVID
6:19
Or rather
They've said it's about the players finishing the season promptly so that they're at less risk
But I think they were very worried the country would have a second wave and shut down, denying them postseason TV money
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:20
That exact week!
Ben Clemens
6:20
Well it's just probabilistic lol
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